Unit 2: The Changing Nation

wealthy industrialists and businessmen

scientists and inventors

politicians and government officials

artists and writers

Industrialization is the process of modernizing an economy through the development of industries. It impacted society in the early 20th century by decreasing urbanization and technological advancements.

Industrialization is the transformation of an economy from agrarian to manufacturing and industry-based. It impacted society in the early 20th century through urbanization, the growth of the middle class, technological advancements, and improved living standards, but also led to poor working conditions, income inequality, and environmental degradation.

Industrialization is the process of converting industries into agricultural-based economies. It impacted society in the early 20th century by reducing unemployment rates and increasing income equality.

Industrialization is the process of transitioning from a manufacturing-based economy to an agrarian economy. It impacted society in the early 20th century by improving working conditions and reducing income inequality.

South American immigrants seeking educational opportunities

European immigrants seeking economic opportunities

Asian immigrants seeking political asylum

African immigrants seeking religious freedom

Influx of immigrants from Southern and Eastern Europe, increase in urbanization, rise of immigrant communities, and implementation of restrictive immigration laws.

Influx of immigrants from Asia and Africa, decrease in urbanization, and decline of immigrant communities.

Influx of immigrants from Western and Northern Europe, decrease in urbanization, and decline of immigrant communities.

Decrease in urbanization, decline of immigrant communities, and implementation of lenient immigration laws.

Jane Addams, Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson

Susan B. Anthony, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Martin Luther King Jr.

Abraham Lincoln, John F. Kennedy, Ronald Reagan

Thomas Jefferson, Andrew Jackson, James Madison

Andrew Carnegie

J.P. Morgan

Henry Ford

John D. Rockefeller

manufacturing, mining, and transportation

retail trade, accommodation, and food services

education, healthcare, and social assistance

agriculture, fishing, and forestry

Natural disasters, lack of education, cultural differences

High wages, political stability, availability of resources

Religious freedom, economic opportunities, family reunification

Economic instability, political and religious persecution, lack of opportunities, promise of economic opportunities, religious and political freedom, availability of land

Economic instability, political stability, religious freedom, and a worse life in the United States.

Lack of economic opportunities, political stability, religious freedom, and a better life in the United States.

Economic instability, political unrest, religious persecution, promise of economic opportunities, freedom, and a better life in the United States.

Economic stability, political stability, religious freedom, and a better life in the United States.

To maintain the status quo and resist change

To address social and economic problems, promote government intervention, and advocate for political and social reforms.

To dismantle the government and promote anarchy

To prioritize individual rights over social welfare